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<FONT color="green">017</FONT>    <a name="line.17"></a>
<FONT color="green">018</FONT>    <a name="line.18"></a>
<FONT color="green">019</FONT>    package org.apache.commons.beanutils;<a name="line.19"></a>
<FONT color="green">020</FONT>    <a name="line.20"></a>
<FONT color="green">021</FONT>    <a name="line.21"></a>
<FONT color="green">022</FONT>    <a name="line.22"></a>
<FONT color="green">023</FONT>    <a name="line.23"></a>
<FONT color="green">024</FONT>    <a name="line.24"></a>
<FONT color="green">025</FONT>    /**<a name="line.25"></a>
<FONT color="green">026</FONT>     * &lt;p&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;DynaClass&lt;/strong&gt; is a simulation of the functionality of<a name="line.26"></a>
<FONT color="green">027</FONT>     * &lt;code&gt;java.lang.Class&lt;/code&gt; for classes implementing the<a name="line.27"></a>
<FONT color="green">028</FONT>     * &lt;code&gt;DynaBean&lt;/code&gt; interface.  DynaBean instances that share the same<a name="line.28"></a>
<FONT color="green">029</FONT>     * DynaClass all have the same set of available properties, along with any<a name="line.29"></a>
<FONT color="green">030</FONT>     * associated data types, read-only states, and write-only states.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.30"></a>
<FONT color="green">031</FONT>     *<a name="line.31"></a>
<FONT color="green">032</FONT>     * @author Craig McClanahan<a name="line.32"></a>
<FONT color="green">033</FONT>     * @author Michael Smith<a name="line.33"></a>
<FONT color="green">034</FONT>     * @author Paulo Gaspar<a name="line.34"></a>
<FONT color="green">035</FONT>     * @version $Revision: 555824 $ $Date: 2007-07-13 01:27:15 +0100 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $<a name="line.35"></a>
<FONT color="green">036</FONT>     */<a name="line.36"></a>
<FONT color="green">037</FONT>    <a name="line.37"></a>
<FONT color="green">038</FONT>    public interface DynaClass {<a name="line.38"></a>
<FONT color="green">039</FONT>    <a name="line.39"></a>
<FONT color="green">040</FONT>    <a name="line.40"></a>
<FONT color="green">041</FONT>        /**<a name="line.41"></a>
<FONT color="green">042</FONT>         * Return the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the<a name="line.42"></a>
<FONT color="green">043</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;getName()&lt;/code&gt; method of &lt;code&gt;java.lang.Class&lt;/code), which<a name="line.43"></a>
<FONT color="green">044</FONT>         * allows the same &lt;code&gt;DynaClass&lt;/code&gt; implementation class to support<a name="line.44"></a>
<FONT color="green">045</FONT>         * different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.<a name="line.45"></a>
<FONT color="green">046</FONT>         *<a name="line.46"></a>
<FONT color="green">047</FONT>         * @return the name of the DynaClass<a name="line.47"></a>
<FONT color="green">048</FONT>         */<a name="line.48"></a>
<FONT color="green">049</FONT>        public String getName();<a name="line.49"></a>
<FONT color="green">050</FONT>    <a name="line.50"></a>
<FONT color="green">051</FONT>    <a name="line.51"></a>
<FONT color="green">052</FONT>        /**<a name="line.52"></a>
<FONT color="green">053</FONT>         * Return a property descriptor for the specified property, if it exists;<a name="line.53"></a>
<FONT color="green">054</FONT>         * otherwise, return &lt;code&gt;null&lt;/code&gt;.<a name="line.54"></a>
<FONT color="green">055</FONT>         *<a name="line.55"></a>
<FONT color="green">056</FONT>         * @param name Name of the dynamic property for which a descriptor<a name="line.56"></a>
<FONT color="green">057</FONT>         *  is requested<a name="line.57"></a>
<FONT color="green">058</FONT>         * @return The descriptor for the specified property<a name="line.58"></a>
<FONT color="green">059</FONT>         *<a name="line.59"></a>
<FONT color="green">060</FONT>         * @exception IllegalArgumentException if no property name is specified<a name="line.60"></a>
<FONT color="green">061</FONT>         */<a name="line.61"></a>
<FONT color="green">062</FONT>        public DynaProperty getDynaProperty(String name);<a name="line.62"></a>
<FONT color="green">063</FONT>    <a name="line.63"></a>
<FONT color="green">064</FONT>    <a name="line.64"></a>
<FONT color="green">065</FONT>        /**<a name="line.65"></a>
<FONT color="green">066</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;Return an array of &lt;code&gt;ProperyDescriptors&lt;/code&gt; for the properties<a name="line.66"></a>
<FONT color="green">067</FONT>         * currently defined in this DynaClass.  If no properties are defined, a<a name="line.67"></a>
<FONT color="green">068</FONT>         * zero-length array will be returned.&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.68"></a>
<FONT color="green">069</FONT>         *<a name="line.69"></a>
<FONT color="green">070</FONT>         * &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FIXME&lt;/strong&gt; - Should we really be implementing<a name="line.70"></a>
<FONT color="green">071</FONT>         * &lt;code&gt;getBeanInfo()&lt;/code&gt; instead, which returns property descriptors<a name="line.71"></a>
<FONT color="green">072</FONT>         * and a bunch of other stuff?&lt;/p&gt;<a name="line.72"></a>
<FONT color="green">073</FONT>         *<a name="line.73"></a>
<FONT color="green">074</FONT>         * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass<a name="line.74"></a>
<FONT color="green">075</FONT>         */<a name="line.75"></a>
<FONT color="green">076</FONT>        public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties();<a name="line.76"></a>
<FONT color="green">077</FONT>    <a name="line.77"></a>
<FONT color="green">078</FONT>    <a name="line.78"></a>
<FONT color="green">079</FONT>        /**<a name="line.79"></a>
<FONT color="green">080</FONT>         * Instantiate and return a new DynaBean instance, associated<a name="line.80"></a>
<FONT color="green">081</FONT>         * with this DynaClass.<a name="line.81"></a>
<FONT color="green">082</FONT>         *<a name="line.82"></a>
<FONT color="green">083</FONT>         * @return A new &lt;code&gt;DynaBean&lt;/code&gt; instance<a name="line.83"></a>
<FONT color="green">084</FONT>         *<a name="line.84"></a>
<FONT color="green">085</FONT>         * @exception IllegalAccessException if the Class or the appropriate<a name="line.85"></a>
<FONT color="green">086</FONT>         *  constructor is not accessible<a name="line.86"></a>
<FONT color="green">087</FONT>         * @exception InstantiationException if this Class represents an abstract<a name="line.87"></a>
<FONT color="green">088</FONT>         *  class, an array class, a primitive type, or void; or if instantiation<a name="line.88"></a>
<FONT color="green">089</FONT>         *  fails for some other reason<a name="line.89"></a>
<FONT color="green">090</FONT>         */<a name="line.90"></a>
<FONT color="green">091</FONT>        public DynaBean newInstance()<a name="line.91"></a>
<FONT color="green">092</FONT>                throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException;<a name="line.92"></a>
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